Wiktionary:Word of the day/2023/May 28

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for May 28
aquaplane n
  1. (originally US, water sports) A board on which a person stands to ride for leisure which is pulled on a water surface by a motorboat.

aquaplane v (intransitive)

  1. To ride for leisure standing up on a board pulled on a water surface by a motorboat.
  2. (by extension, chiefly British, automotive) Of a car or other road vehicle: to lose traction with the road due to the vehicle's tyres sliding on a film of water on the road.
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